What's your -ev gambling vice?
September 22nd, 2025 at 3:18:31 AM
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Mine is multiplers.
When bored, I used to play 5cent triple play stp (6/5 bp) video poker. It's 97.1%.
On the same machine is .25 8/5 JoB (97.3%) single line.
Besides being slightly cheaper, I like the added excitement of multiplers.
I find JoB boring so I'm willing to give up .2% ev at $0.75/spin.
That's just a fraction of a penny in ev per spin I'm losing over JoB.
Well, they got rid of it at nickles. It's now .25 Denom so $3.75/spin.
Kinda expensive to play -ev because I'm bored.
Then I saw they have a new -ev Buffalo slot with 4x/5x multiplers at $2/spin.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/general/41653-bored-lost-500-2-spin/
Oh that went horribly. :(
As DarkOz said in that thread, I could have rented a hooker for less than what I lost.
What's your -ev gambling vice?
When bored, I used to play 5cent triple play stp (6/5 bp) video poker. It's 97.1%.
On the same machine is .25 8/5 JoB (97.3%) single line.
Besides being slightly cheaper, I like the added excitement of multiplers.
I find JoB boring so I'm willing to give up .2% ev at $0.75/spin.
That's just a fraction of a penny in ev per spin I'm losing over JoB.
Well, they got rid of it at nickles. It's now .25 Denom so $3.75/spin.
Kinda expensive to play -ev because I'm bored.
Then I saw they have a new -ev Buffalo slot with 4x/5x multiplers at $2/spin.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/general/41653-bored-lost-500-2-spin/
Oh that went horribly. :(
As DarkOz said in that thread, I could have rented a hooker for less than what I lost.
What's your -ev gambling vice?
Craps is paradise (Pair of dice).
Lets hear it for the SpeedCount Mathletes :)
September 22nd, 2025 at 3:53:59 AM
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online sportsbetting has made me into someone who feels a little funny going -EV
however, I see a casino visit in my future and will play Craps and Ultimate Texas Holdem.
Haven't been in a casino since Dec 2023
however, I see a casino visit in my future and will play Craps and Ultimate Texas Holdem.
Haven't been in a casino since Dec 2023
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
September 22nd, 2025 at 6:10:28 AM
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I'm getting nowhere playing Video Poker. Just losing and losing and by the time a Royal Flush comes around, I'll still be losing. I can only play it to play off free play.
September 22nd, 2025 at 7:00:57 AM
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My usual stop has a few 3:2 (5 for 2) video blackjack machines hidden in the back corner.
Video blackjack is ridiculously boring, but fast and easy to redeem freeplay. (The rules make it slightly better than 9-5 Jacks VP, which is their next best RTP.)
If I'm just buying amusement for a few bucks, I like old IGT games like Wild Taxi.
Video blackjack is ridiculously boring, but fast and easy to redeem freeplay. (The rules make it slightly better than 9-5 Jacks VP, which is their next best RTP.)
If I'm just buying amusement for a few bucks, I like old IGT games like Wild Taxi.
May the cards fall in your favor.
September 22nd, 2025 at 8:04:36 AM
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Quote: DieterMy usual stop has a few 3:2 (5 for 2) video blackjack machines hidden in the back corner.
Video blackjack is ridiculously boring, but fast and easy to redeem freeplay. (The rules make it slightly better than 9-5 Jacks VP, which is their next best RTP.)
If I'm just buying amusement for a few bucks, I like old IGT games like Wild Taxi.
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This is v-BJ at one of my casinos:
Bj pays 1:1 but 6card Charlie is a win and dealer stands at 6cards.
What's the house edge?
Craps is paradise (Pair of dice).
Lets hear it for the SpeedCount Mathletes :)
